Zarzai Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Zarzai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 99 | 1:775,581 | 39,259 |
| Afghanistan | 20 | 1:1,607,659 | 12,727 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Zarzai (12) may also be a first name.
Zarzai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zarzai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zarzai is most common in Iran. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zarzai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,658,108th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Zarzai are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 775,581. In Iran it is most common in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 46 percent reside, Golestan Province, where 27 percent reside and South Khorasan Province, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 17 percent reside and Algeria, where 1 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zarzai
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